Chapter 64: Xu Nianxue rules and Luo Jinan sets up a stall

"You mean it was awarded by the Princess of Zhenbei?"

Mrs. Guan nodded.

"That's right. I don't know where this Xu family came from. I don't believe they would make such a big fuss just for a kind of tea, and even sent a female official to give gifts."

In fact, Mrs. Guan had a guess in her mind, but since it was about that "nobleman", she didn't dare to speak it out loud.

"What do you think about letting Pingting learn some rules as well?"

General Wang Qian did not object, but he still gave an instruction.

"It would be great if the Xu family agrees. If they don't agree, don't give them a hard time."

"Hmph~ I sound like I'm unreasonable. Don't worry, I know my limits."

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"Shoulders straight, back straight, arms like holding a drum... Miss Xu, look straight ahead, don't look left or right."

Xu Nian, who was caught, immediately adjusted her attitude. Since the two female officials came to the Xu family, she felt like she was back in her student days, with a full schedule of classes every day, and she would be spanked if she didn't do well.

Thinking back to the first time he was spanked on the palm, Xu Nian wanted to find a hole to crawl into.

"Okay, that's all for today. Tomorrow we'll start learning how to welcome guests."

Xu Nian breathed a sigh of relief. Finally, she didn't have to walk around, sit down and stand up again. She felt that she would be useless if she continued to practice.

Xiu'er took quick steps to Xu Nian and handed him the handkerchief she had prepared. Xu Nian said with a smile, "The training is over, you should relax a little." Xiu'er had suffered a lot following her. This Yun Renren not only trained her, but also spared Xiu'er.

“Ahem~”

Xu Nian heard the voice and changed her words with interest: "Xiu'er performed well today. She is becoming more and more like a maid. Keep up the hard work~ Keep up the hard work~"

Liuyun found it interesting to watch Xu Nian, who was becoming increasingly powerless as she spoke. It seemed that Miss Xu was very interested in these etiquette rules, but she always liked to slack off when learning them.

Xu Nian's interest was just an instinct. She had always liked collecting archaeological and intangible cultural heritage materials. Now that she could see the court etiquette with her own eyes, she was of course curious. But if she was asked to practice hard to become a member of the court, that would be another matter.

"Ms. Xu, please take a rest first. Don't forget your teacher's lesson in the afternoon."

Xu Nian smiled stiffly. If this were in a modern company, Yun Renren would definitely be an advanced individual. He was so dedicated.

"Miss, please have your meal first. We only have half an hour."

Xu Nian felt that this week was longer than a whole year. No, “happiness is better shared with others than happiness alone”, so she wanted to write a letter to Wang Pingting.

This ungrateful guy hasn't been heard from for four or five days, ever since she gave Wang Pingting advice and got her red rifle back.

Mrs. Guan had come to visit Yun Renren and Qin Renren before, and the two had agreed that Wang Pingting could come along to learn etiquette, but several days had passed and there had been no movement from this guy.

Xiu'er watched the young lady angrily enter the study and didn't know what to do for a moment, so she had to follow her to the study.

Xu Nian wrote the letter to Wang Pingting in one go, handed it to Xiu'er and instructed: "Have someone deliver it to Qianzong's mansion."

After doing all this, Xu Nian felt that the depression in his heart had dissipated a little. He picked up the chopsticks and started eating.

While eating, Xu Nian began to daydream unconsciously. She couldn't help but think of Luo Jinan, who was also a heartless man. She hadn't heard from him for a long time.

She didn't know if the guy received the letter she wrote last time. How come there was no reply? She was a little confused. Should she write him another letter? But in the end, Xu Nian gave up the idea.

After dinner, Xu Nian was taking a walk in the yard to digest his food when Qin Renren came in with Xu Ling. Although Xu Ling could not learn court etiquette with Xu Nian, Qin Renren still agreed to teach her needlework.

Xu Nian's afternoon classes include tea tasting, flower arranging, chess playing and history reading. Compared with the etiquette training in the morning, Xu Nian prefers the afternoon Qinren class.

The person who was feeling the pain changed from Xu Nian in the morning to Qin Renren today, simply because Xu Nian's chess skills were just too poor. No matter how Qin Renren emphasized that playing chess was like playing a battle, and that one had to plan carefully at every step to cope with the ever-changing situations on the chessboard, Xu Nian always played chess like a bull charging forward.

Xiu'er saw that Qin Renren had taught the second young lady needlework and was about to set up the chessboard as usual, but Qin Renren stopped her.

"There is no need to set up the chessboard today. This is a chess manual. I hope Miss Xu can be familiar with all the moves in this manual within a month."

Xu Nian took it embarrassedly. She really knew nothing about Go and she certainly had no talent in this area.

The reason why Qin Renren was so persistent in wanting Xu Nian to improve his chess skills was because the Prince's favorite thing to do was to play chess.

Before the two of them came, the nanny had already revealed the purpose of the princess sending them here, but Xu Nian knew nothing about it.

Zhenbei Palace

Princess Zhenbei was holding a letter in her hand, which was about Xu Nian's recent training progress and daily performance. Princess Zhenbei was so engrossed in reading it that she didn't realize Luo Jinan had walked in.

It was not until the nanny beside him coughed violently twice that he came to his senses.

"What are you looking at so intently, mother?"

"Oh, nothing, just some trivial matters."

Luo Jin'an looked over suspiciously. He knew his mother's expression best since he was a child. He walked over and picked up the two letters on the table, but the more he looked, the gloomier his expression became.

Princess Zhenbei said anxiously, "Mother is also doing this for your own good. Since you have taken a fancy to this girl, I will send someone to teach her some etiquette to avoid making a fool of herself in the future. Besides, it will be a good thing for her to be taught by a female official."

Luo Jinan felt a little upset that he had not considered this matter carefully enough.

"Mother, you don't know that Nian Nian is a very unrestrained person. She will definitely feel uncomfortable if you send two people to discipline her like this. Moreover, I have never said that I want to marry Nian Nian as the princess of the county."

Princess Zhenbei was a little confused for a moment.

"An'er, what do you mean? Do you just want to take her as a concubine?"

Luo Jinan said anxiously, "Mother, don't talk nonsense. Don't you always think your daughter is caring? Then mother, please treat Nian Nian as your own daughter and love her."

Princess Zhenbei looked at her little son with red eyes and said distressedly, "Could it be that the girl from the Xu family doesn't like you?"

Luo Jinan clenched his fist and then loosened it, saying, "I am not a blessed person, so why should I drag others to suffer with me? If mother really loves you, then treat Nian Nian as your own son and love her as well."

“…”

Princess Zhenbei looked at her son's lonely back as he walked further and further away. She could no longer control the pain in her heart and cried at her desk.